§ Mr. Gregor MacKenzieasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if, in view of the need for places for children of secondary school age in the Rutherglen and Cambuslang area, he will ensure that adequate resources are made available to the local authority to build a new secondary school in Rutherglen and to commence work on the building of phase 2 of Trinity high school.
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1 April 1976 1 April 1977 1 April 1978 Grade Minimum Maximum Minimum Maximum Percentage increase on maximum Minimum Maximum Percentage increase on maximum £ £ £ £ £ £ Chief Area Nursing Officer 5,049 9,222 5,257 9,430 2.2 5,776 10,573 12.1 District Nursing Officer 4,602 8,586 4,810 8,794 2.4 5,395 9,844 11.9 Area Nurse* AN/A 6,333 7,161 6,541 7,369 2.9 7,252 8,203 11.3
§ Mr. FairgrieveFigures of total reductions in bed numbers in each board area in the years in question are not available centrally. In the table following, however, figures are given for the net decrease in total bed complements over all specialities in each health board area for each of the five years from 1 April 1975 to 31 March 1980, the only years for which this information is available. The overall changes in bed complements reflect a decrease in the total number of acute beds partially offset by an increase in the number of long-stay beds, in accordance with the priorities established in "The Way Ahead"—published in April 1976—and in "Scottish Health Authorities Priorities for the Eighties"—published in December 1980.
§ Mr. YoungerThis is a matter for Strathclyde regional council, which decides the priorities for school bulding in the region within the authorised cash limit for each year.